Red Ryder in The San Antonio Kid - Wild Bill Elliott (1944) A geologist has found oil on the neighboring ranches and teams up with Ace Hanlon (Glenn Strange) who has his gang create a reign of terror to get the ranchers to sell out. But to get rid of Red Ryder (Wild Bill Elliott), Ace sends for the San Antonio Kid (Duncan Renaldo). Arriving, the Kid has a freak accident and Red comes along to save his life. When the Kid later meets with Ace he learns that Red is the man he has been paid to kill. Robert Blake plays Little Beaver.